Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo

Diocese of Kalamazoo Dioecesis Kalamazuensis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Counties of Allegan, Barry, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, and Branch
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Detroit
Metropolitan	Kalamazoo, Michigan
Population - Catholics	109,348
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	December 19, 1970
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Augustine
Patron saint	St. Augustine of Hippo
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Bishop	Paul Joseph Bradley Bishop of Kalamazoo
Metropolitan Archbishop	Allen Henry Vigneron Archbishop of Detroit
Bishops emeritus	James Albert Murray
Map
Website
dioceseofkalamazoo.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo (Latin: Dioecesis Kalamazuensis) is a Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southwestern portion of the State of Michigan that encompasses Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, Kalamazoo, Branch, Calhoun, and Barry Counties. The Diocese consists of 46 parishes 13 missions, 44 priests, and 23 deacons. The Diocese operates 3 Catholic high schools and 21 elementary schools, serving more than 5,000 students throughout the same.

Originally the territory comprising the Diocese was governed by the Archdiocese of Detroit and later the Diocese of Grand Rapids.

There have been 4 bishops who have served the Diocese:

• Paul Vincent Donovan, (1971 - 1994)
• Alfred John Markiewicz, (1995 - 1997)
• James Albert Murray, (1998 - 2009)
• Paul J. Bradley, (2009 - present)

The Diocese of Kalamazoo was founded on July 21, 1971. The motherchurch is St. Augustine Cathedral in downtown Kalamazoo.

Until its closure in 1991 the Diocese of Kalamazoo hosted Nazareth College.

High schools

• Hackett Catholic Central High School, Kalamazoo
• Lake Michigan Catholic High School, St. Joseph
• St. Philip Catholic Central High School, Battle Creek

External links

• Diocese Of Kalamazoo